Jenny Gold covers the health care industry, overhaul and disparities for radio and print. Her stories for
KHN have aired on NPR and been printed in USA Today, the Washington Post, McClatchy and MSNBC.
She was previously a Kroc Fellow at NPR, where she covered health and business, and a broadcast
associate at the CBS Evening News. She is a graduate of Brown University.
| Contact: JGold@kff.org
Up to 90 percent of incarcerated girls have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse, creating a complex set of health problems that the juvenile justice system is ill-equipped to handle. One woman is on a crusade to change that.
Nov 26, 2012
The law contains a number of provisions that are changing the rules of health care for consumers.
Nov 08, 2012
Urgent care clinics are part of a growth strategy for some hospital chains. But some analysts wonder if hospitals will be able to provide good customer service at the clinics.
Nov 08, 2012
A bill set to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives later this month aims to smooth the FDA’s evaluation process for mobile health apps.
Sep 26, 2012
Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York is now one of the only top medical schools to offer family medicine as a specialty for its students.
Sep 23, 2012
Child life specialists help sick children and their families navigate difficult medical situations emotionally and psychologically while in the hospital.
Jul 23, 2012
Mississippi family's insurance problems could remain if state decides to follow Supreme Court's option to decline Medicaid expansion.
Jul 18, 2012
The market has been something of an unregulated Wild West; for doctors and patients alike, it is difficult to know which apps actually live up to their health claims or provide accurate information.
Jun 26, 2012
Charity care at nonprofit hospitals is scrutinized by state and federal officials, as hospitals go to great lengths to collect unpaid debts from patients.
Apr 27, 2012
A key provision of the health law supports the creation of organizations intended to improve quality of care and to restrain rising costs.
Apr 10, 2012